South Bend police to get new body and vehicle cameras

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A major approval for the city was just granted. The South Bend Police Department got the green light from The Board Tuesday morning to buy body cameras and replace current vehicle cameras. The department says they’re looking to buy about 340 total. The department says it’s something they’ve been researching for the past 3 years now.

“I love the fact that now, we as people can see what you’re doing. It’s long past due,” said Albert Johnson, a South Bend native.

Johnson says he was born and raised in South Bend but moved away to join the military and then relocated for over 3 decades. But he says when he returned just two years ago, South Bend was not the way he left it.

“I come back, and the crime… I mean it done went up a thousand percent,” said Johnson.